We?ve all been there: you stay up drinking with your buddies into the wee hours, hatching all sorts of genius plots that never live to see the sunrise. The way Mike Muller tells it, that’s how this Honda CB350-turned-sidecar coffee stand came to be.
The idea started when Mike’s custom bike workshop, Federal Moto, first moved into their Chicago-based garage. Over a few beers with their new neighbors and fellow business owners at Metric Coffee, the idea of a ?cold brew-slinging sidecar motorcycle? was born. But both businesses were just getting their start in Chicago?s popular Market District at the time, so extra cash to fund the project was a precious commodity.

A few years passed and both businesses found their footing. The idea resurfaced, and the decision was made to make it a reality. As for the donor bike, Federal Moto started with a 1971 Honda CB350?but stuck with a clean restoration rather than a radical custom. It was stripped down, and the frame was powder-coated black, as were the forks, wheels, and engine.

Most of the little details were given the all-black treatment as well. This CB350 now sports an all-black cockpit at the triple clamps, levers, and bars, with Biltwell Inc. grips and slim bar-end mirrors. The original chrome-bezeled Honda gauges were swapped out for minimalist (but still analog) gauges, also in black.
All of the lights and electronics were updated with cleaner, more modern units. The bulky stock tail assembly went in the bin, ...